ppine wrote:
If you are driving from the Lower 48 to Alaska and are using well know sites listed in a guide somewhere you are missing the whole point of making that trip. If you are camping in Wal Mart parking lots, it is even more confusing as to why you would make such a trip.
When I drve up North I look for campfire smoke. That is one of the ways to meet families of Natives smoking fish for their dog teams, trappers, and other bush types.
Have you ever heard the expression “Difference strokes for different folks”? You believe that I am “missing the whole point of making that trip.” But what is the point? Isn’t it to have an enjoyable time? More than likely, your enjoyable trip looks totally different than mine. Sorry you’re confused.
You look for campfire smoke as a way of meeting the natives. Perhaps you missed my comment that I am allergic to campfire smoke. So for you: wonderful! For me: not so much.
Speaking of wonderful: Isn’t it wonderful that each of us is free to plan our trip the way we want and need not be concerned with the other one’s preferences?
